Discussing Matters

"Thump~"

With a muffled, heavy impact, the enormous creature in front of Gu Sheng finally collapsed.

It was a mutated wild boar—the seventh Spirit Beast Gu Sheng and the other two had discovered around Hangcheng in the past month. It was also the fiercest and strongest in battle.

The wild boar before them weighed over three hundred pounds. Its fur had inexplicably turned red, and its bristles were as hard as steel needles. Ordinary pistols probably could no longer penetrate its defenses.

"Whoosh~"

A black shadow leaped down from the treetop and landed nimbly in front of Gu Sheng after effortlessly dispersing her momentum. Wearing leather clothes and playing with a pair of daggers glowing with azure light in her jade-like hands, she was none other than the stunning Liu Daimei.

"This guy should provide over two hundred pounds of meat, right?"

Liu Daimei walked over to Gu Sheng and stared at the fallen wild boar with shining eyes.

"Should I save some blood?"

Gu Sheng walked over to the wild boar and prepared to get to work, turning to ask whether the vampire needed any blood.

"No need!"

Liu Daimei shook her head vigorously. "There’s already more than enough blood in the refrigerator. Besides, this thing is so filthy. I’m not interested in its blood."

Now that their conditions had improved, the vampire had become picky. At first, she had even fought with Jade Azure Serpent Qing Ling over the tropical fish, but now she had started to disdain pig’s blood.

"Then forget it."

Gu Sheng shrugged and slapped the wild boar on the head. The not-quite-dead boar shuddered violently, and blood suddenly spurted from the wound beneath its neck.

After dealing with the blood, Gu Sheng took out a dagger and gutted the wild boar, throwing away all the difficult-to-process entrails. Then, carrying the considerably lighter boar, he returned to the campsite.

"Gu Sheng! Come here!"

Chu Xin had been waiting there for some time. When she saw Gu Sheng and Liu Daimei return, she hurried over and eagerly offered them drinks and food.

"Xin’er, you can’t keep going on like this!"

Gu Sheng took a sip of orange juice, and the thirst in his mouth eased slightly. Watching Chu Xin busily prepare food for him, he felt a surge of displeasure. "Your cultivation is higher than Mei-jie’s, but at the same level of strength, she could beat three of you. You have to improve your combat ability.

"I brought you out to capture Spirit Beasts partly because I wanted to improve your abilities, but you’ve spent this entire period staying at the campsite and haven’t gone hunting with us even once.

"Even if you rely on resources to pile up your cultivation in the future, not knowing how to use it will make you no better than a castle in the air. You won’t even know when something goes wrong."

Gu Sheng also didn’t understand why Chu Xin had become so "lazy" after arriving in the modern world. When they had been in The Nine Cauldrons World, she had still been able to venture deep into the wilderness with him and face countless difficulties together. But now she—

"Don’t you still have me? With you by my side, how could anything go wrong?"

Chu Xin spoke coquettishly in a gentle voice, her words filled with dependence on Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng said helplessly, "Xin’er, I can’t stay by your side every moment. What will you do if I’m absent during one of our missions? Besides, when the Spirit Tide erupts in the modern world, there will certainly be no shortage of dangers. What will you do then?"

He was genuinely anxious. The first Spirit Tide would erupt in a little over sixty days. By then, the number of Spirit Beasts would surely surge explosively. Although their strength would be low, they would still be capable of evolving!

Moreover, the evolution speed of the strongest individuals among them would absolutely exceed all imagination. Chu Xin’s Third Star Level cultivation could be said to make her nearly invincible in the world right now, but it might be worthless a year later.

"Gu Sheng, don’t be so fierce with me!"

Chu Xin pouted unhappily, tears already glimmering in her large eyes.

"No, I—"

Gu Sheng felt as if he had strength but nowhere to use it. If Liu Daimei hadn’t reached out to pull him back, he really would have opened his mouth and started cursing.

No one understood better than he did what this age of evolution meant. In the great tide of evolution, only those who constantly strove forward could protect everything they cherished.

Chu Xin clearly had an advantage, yet she was "letting herself fall." To make matters worse, she was his woman. Gu Sheng, who believed that no one should be a mere vase, found this difficult to accept. Chu Xin hadn’t been like this before they returned!

The Chu Xin of The Nine Cauldrons had displayed considerable ability and had helped him in many ways. But why had she changed so much after arriving in the modern world? The contrast between then and now was impossible for him to accept.

"Come here."

Liu Daimei pulled Gu Sheng aside. After glancing at Chu Xin, who was in low spirits, she said to him, "Gu Sheng, I don’t know why you’re in such a hurry. Perhaps you have your own reasons, but you’re really pushing too hard. You frightened Xin’er.

"You have to understand that not everyone can adapt to everything in the Lord God Space as quickly as we did. Among the first group of Reincarnators I knew, quite a few chose to focus solely on staying alive like Xin’er.

"Why? Because the overall environment we grew up in was peaceful. Everyone’s dream was simple: to live comfortably. That was all. So not many people liked risking their lives.

"Xin’er’s behavior is perfectly normal. After entering the Lord God Space, her goal became very simple: to preserve her life and stay alive. Therefore, when her life isn’t under threat, she doesn’t like striving or fighting, because that makes her feel endangered. To her, voluntarily approaching a threat is dangerous.

"Listen to me. Don’t force her, all right? She’s already a Third Star Level Reincarnator. Even if she’s wasted some time, she still has plenty of opportunities to make up for it. Besides, doesn’t she still have you, her man? So let her calm down for a while and choose her own future, all right?"

"Inhale~ exhale~ inhale~ exhale~ inhale~ exhale…"

Gu Sheng took several deep breaths in succession, slightly calming his emotions. "You’re right. I was too anxious. With my strength, so what if Xin’er really becomes a vase?"

"Let’s go."

Gu Sheng turned around with a smile. Liu Daimei’s words had helped him understand the crux of the matter. The overall environment on modern Blue Star was peaceful, and there wasn’t even much of an entertainment industry bombarding people with wild ideas. Everyone lacked the sense of crisis they had possessed in their previous lives, so it was hardly strange for someone like Chu Xin, an "ostrich," to appear.

"Xin’er, don’t be angry. Turn around for a moment."

After returning to the campsite, Gu Sheng turned the angry Chu Xin around and pulled Liu Daimei over to sit beside them. "The end of the month is almost here. We can discuss the next world!"

"Oh, that’s right! A month has passed already!"

Liu Daimei realized it belatedly. She had enjoyed herself quite a lot this month, and time had flown by so quickly that she had nearly forgotten about the Lord God Space’s end-of-month mission.

"Well, well, well…"

After hesitating for a while, Chu Xin finally summoned her courage and said, "Gu Sheng, didn’t I tell you that when the Lord God threw me into The Nine Cauldrons, it sent me a message saying that completing the mission would exempt me from one month’s mission?

"My final exams are coming up. I want to study hard for a month and get good grades to make my mother happy. So, can I go with you next time instead?"

Chu Xin spoke cautiously. After finishing, she hurriedly lowered her head and closed her eyes, preparing herself for the furious scolding that would follow. But for some reason, after waiting a long time, she heard nothing.